reddest

red

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [red]
- /rɛd/
- /ˈre.dɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red]
- /rɛd/

Definitions of reddest word

noun reddest any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers. 1
noun reddest something red. 1
noun reddest (often initial capital letter) Older Slang: Usually Disparaging. a radical leftist in politics, especially a Communist. 1
noun reddest Informal. red light (def 1). 1
noun reddest Informal. red wine: a glass of red. 1
noun reddest Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color. 1

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Origin of reddest

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-

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Parts of speech for Reddest

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reddest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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